WGU C963 American Politics and the U.S. Constitution. All Sections covered, Accurate, graded A+
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WGU C963 American Politics and the
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Major contributors to social contract theory - ✔✔-Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacque Rousseau,
Montesquieu
Requirements to be a Representative/term information - ✔✔-Citizen for 7 years, at least 25 years old/2
year term, based on population
Civil rights - ✔✔-Rights to be free from discrimination/free from unequal treatment/requirements for
government action
Powers of the legislative branch - ✔✔-Tax citizens, set budget, impeach, regulate commerce, declare
war provide advise and consent on appointments, oversee powers of other branches
Thomas Hobbes view of society and what social contract theory should protect - ✔✔-World is nasty;
right to life
Implied powers - ✔✔-Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution. Right to regulate banks,
establish minimum wage, construction and maintenance of highways.
Requirements to be a Senator/term information - ✔✔-Citizen for 9 years, at least 30 years old/6 year
term, 2 per state
,Civil liberties - ✔✔-Basic freedoms/free to exercise religion, speech, etc.../restrictions on government
power
Thirteenth Amendment - ✔✔-Abolished slavery
John Locke view of society and what social contract theory should protect - ✔✔-World is decent and
rational; right to life, liberty, and property
How many members of the House of Representatives are there? - ✔✔-435
Enumerated/expressed powers - ✔✔-Powers explicitly stated in the Constitution. Right to levy taxes,
declare war, regulate money stuff, regulate immigration.
Mass media - ✔✔-All forms of media that communicate information to the general public, including TV,
radio, print, and the internet.
Jean-Jacque Rousseau view of society and what social contract theory should protect - ✔✔-World starts
out good but declines with population increase; right to liberty
Inherent powers - ✔✔-Powers that must be assumed to exist as a direct result of the country's
existence. Right to control borders of the state, expand territory, defend itself from revolution/coups.
, Important acts to Congressional campaigns - ✔✔-Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act - limits soft money;
Federal Election Campaign Act - created FEC and discloses donors
Fourteenth Amendment - ✔✔-Formally defined citizenship and the requirement that privileges and
immunities of citizenship are respected. African Americans were allowed to be citizens.
Reserved powers - ✔✔-Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the
states belong to the states and the people
Concurrent powers - ✔✔-Powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
Hard money - ✔✔-Campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC; contributed directly to a
candidate
Fifteenth Amendment - ✔✔-Gave voting rights regardless of race or previous condition of servitude
State of nature - ✔✔-A condition in which no governments or laws existed at all
Commerce Clause - ✔✔-The clause in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) that gives Congress
the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other
nations.
Social contract theory - ✔✔-A voluntary agreement between the government and the governed
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